Vase
late 18th century (made)
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Vase of porcelain, globular with short contracted neck and flaring mouth and small slightly spreading foot. Painted with clouds in underglaze blue and five qilins in purple and olive green; brown edged mouth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; made by Makuzu workshop, Yokohama, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, globular with short contracted neck and flaring mouth and small slightly spreading foot. Painted with clouds in underglaze blue and five qilins in purple and olive green; brown edged mouth. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dai nippon Kozan tsukuru' within a double circle in blue |
| Gallery label | Vase
Painted in underglaze copper and blue with design of kirin and clouds
Mark: Dai Nihon Kozan sei in blue
JAPANESE (Makuzu Kozan, YOKOHAMA); late 19th century
Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O.
C.322-1919(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support |
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| Accession number | C.322-1919 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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